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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13

him to Washington, and it is now expected she
will be equally successful in making him the
Russian representative at some European CAPT
tai
BAGS of white brocaded silk seen in many
fashionable parlors where there are ladies who
make fancy work. Inside the bag is smaller
bag of dark red or ngeeatin, in which the
work is rolled. and while IN use the larger one
is hung on chair corner or door-knob. For
small work there is nothing so pretty as the
seed-bag, made of melon pits strung on WIRE
ard lined with bright satin They may be
bought at the decorative-art stores for a tribe,
and make nice gift, as the seeds are Well-cufeu,
and VIII wear like ivory.
8 IT seems to be considered incumbent upon a
United States Senator to wear silk hat Sen
ator Reagan, of Texas, has conformed to the
custom, much against his inclination. During his
service as Congressman ne wore SLOUGH a hat
with broad brim. He had affection for this
style of headgear, and it was becoming to him.
But his new silk hat, which is several sizes too
large for him and comes down to his ears, is far
from suiting his style of beauty. 1t is a glossy
mistake. And the worst of it is that the Sena-
tor seems to realize this.
THE late Lord Lyons, British minister at
Paris, was a warm friend of Sam Ward. and
shared the 1atters opinions touching the i'm
portance of gastronomy George Sheffield,
Lord Lyons's private secretary, was director of
the dinners at the British legation, which be-
came famous in Paris. A cook needed no
fact that he lived with Lord Lyons. And not
withstanding all this, Lord Lyons cared nothing
for wines and never drank them. though he
supplied them in plenty to his guests.
HOLD this true-who ever wins
Mans highest stature here below,
Must grow, and never cease to grow
For when growth ceases death begins.
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THERE are 700 incubators in this country, and
the production is from TO- 100000 to IL, 600, 600
chicks annually.
HARPERs Bazaar: Magistrate-If discharge
YOU this time, Uncle Rastus. what will you dot
Uncle Rastus-Well, yo' Honah eff yo discharges
me- 1 spect I'll go off.
SoMERvILLE Journal. where is your
homer asked man of a. disconsolate- looking
stranger. II haven't any home at present" was
the reply. MY wife's mother is making her
visit. a.
QUEEN CHRISTINE, of Spain, is said to have a
voice which would have earned her fame as a
pri1na donna. She is assiduously cultivating
her gift under masters. and intends to sing at
an early date to a select assemblage of her
court s.
THE Crown Prince Of Germany objected to
paying rs cents and LIS apiece for the lunch
of several of his suite at a Restaurant, near San
Reno, and denounced the restaurant-keeper as
a robber.
SENATOR MITCHELL. of Oregon. now million
aire several times over, delights to remember
that when he first landed in that Territory he
hadn't money enough to buy table for his
Office. and no dealer would give him one on
credit.
Mr. REED, of Maine for whom the Repub.
icans voted the other day for Speaker, is noted
for his happy retort to Mr.: Springer. Il would
rather be right than be President" said Mr..
Springer. You'll never be either, replied Mr.
Reed.
EDGAR FAwcErT says that he asked to
colaborate with Inspector Byrnes in producing
the detective stories which have made such an
amazing hit under the joint efforts of Byrnes
and Hawthorne. Mr.. Fawcett asserts that he
was not attracted to the work and asked so
large price for his services that the publishers
could not accept his proposition
Mrs. AMELIA DAVIDSON, a niece of Andrew
Jackson was last week in Washington with her
three grandchildren. She was on her way
from Walla Walla, w. T., to Staunton. Va, at
which latter place she has many friends, and
was in such destitute circumstances that since
leaving Chicago she had been dependent on
charity for transportation, lodging and meals.
BARON CHARLES DE STRIVE, the Russian
minister has returned to Washington for the
winter but with reluctance His accomplished
wife will spend the winter in Europe working
in her graceful and modest but singularly effect
i've way for his transfer to some European
court Gossip says that Mime. de Struve made her
husband what he is, for when he first knew her
she was bright, beautiful young lady of the high
court circles of ST Petersburg, and he was a
poor enough consul at some Eastern city. She
had him made minister to Japan before she
married him, then she secured transfer for
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Thu Brutal Boycott.


The brutality of the boycott system has been
repeatedly illustrated. But the recent case of
Joseph Johoda. expelled from the Cigar makers
Union, shows the system exactly as it nesas to
be seen. The poor fellow was a bunch maker or
roller of leaves. Either innocently or by his
connvsnce. he was working at l cent per hun
dred under union prices. 1t is claimed that the
single cold cent was absorbed by the men over
him. But he was kicked out of the union a
scab, and work was refused him everywhere.
He sought it in every direction for weeks. but
the boycott was not to be broken through.
There was mercy to be melted. Had capital
lists treated laborer in this manner there would
have been more anarchic howls-perhaps bomb
throwing But this was the work OF the labor
ers and therefore assumed 20 be right. The
man walked the streets. begging for work. I'M
til he half starved, weak and despairing.
He then hung himself. No matter about who
was guilty, it was the work of cowardics and
selfshness 1t was the application of princi-
pie that we must never see generally applied
unless wish to live under oligarchy OF
Mosts and his allies Let selfish CAPITALISTS be
exposed; but this is the murderoas selfishness Of
labor. Both sides must have hearing, gentle
m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13

WHILE we should be sorry to see Captain
White, of the Twelfth district, unseated by
Lowry, such action by Congress would IN
doubtedly inure to the benefit of the Rupub-
ican party in this State. The Democracy
themselves are tired of Lowry, as was shown
by his overwhelming defeat in district he
had carried two years before by 2, 500 major
ity. He has absolutely no claim whatever to
the seat. and if Captain White is elected it
will help to swell the Republican majority
next year
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COMMENT AND OPINION.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has managed to pull
a great issue over onto his party. and his party
to feel that the issue was better off before
he meddled with it.-Philadelphia Press
THE Republican party do a good thing for
itself and the country by making vigorous war
fare on free trade free whisky and free immi-
grafton And it can't begin the fight ON that
line any too soon.-Detroit Tribune
THE Presidents message has made it practi-
cally impossible to enact a modified tariff law at
this session, because it has encouraged the free
traders to demand more than the protectonists
willing to grant. and each party is strong
enough to thwart the other.-Philadelph In
quirer.
AFTER the wool-growers have all expressed
their emphatic opinion OF Mr.: Clevelands
message he may put different estimate on the
importance of their industry. Unfortunately
for him it happens to be well organized, and
Will not lack for vigorous defenders III either
house of Congress. Journal
THE more the remarkable message President
Cleveland sent to Congress last Tuesday is
thought about, the frmer is the conviction that
the country need take no trouble over it; that
its recommendations, in so far as they imply a
step toward free trade, will rot stand serious
chance of being adopted.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
OUR journalistic contemporaries disposed
to look upon Mr. Clevelands message to Con-
gress as making the tariff question the great
and only issue of next years canvass. Then tn e
campaign will be dry and dusty road.
The American eagle will not soar well weighted
down as he will be with iron mills, bags of wool.
free sugar and tables of figures Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
The United States under protection is an
economic organic whole. self relating and self
sustaining, in which there is constantly in prog
ress the development of new industries The
United States under free trade would be a
great slaughter-house of industry, in which the
products of cheap labor would destroy domestic
enterprise. This has been the lesson of the
past and this will be the lesson of the future if
the advice of Mr.. Cleveland is followed.-Phila-
delphia Press.
THERE should be systematic attempt to inn
part moral instruction in the public schools of
every State and Territory. In some States the
Canadian plan of using Bible selections, includ-
ing moral and didactic chapters agreed upon by
Catholic and Protestants, might be copied. In
others, should this plan prove impracticable,
some simplifed code of moral philosophy, which
is now taught is one form another In all the
higher institutions might be introduced. One
thing that is wanted very much is the cultiva-
ton of keener sense of the rights of others.
and the practice of greater respect for those
rights. This respect is of the first Importance
to republican institutions, and its teaching has
as legitimate place in public instruction as
geography, arithmetic or spelling.-New York
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The Republican Call"

New York Mail and EXPRESS.
This is peculiarly and absolutely American
platform. Its ideas. sentiments. principles aud
polieies are all American. Not one line could be
accepted by those who get their clothes and po-
litical economy from ENGLAND, their religion
from Renap and their political prejudices from
disordered spleens and engorged livers. The
s'call, will awaken stimulate the enth usiasm
OF Republican everywhere; il will direct Repub-
lican attention to the main issues, and il will
help to bring on that general earnest. thorough
discussion of Republican principles which is
needed for the education of the new voters 200,
600 of whom are, for the most part. waiting to DO
convinced that the party which is TO get their
help not only has great and heroic past. but
the capacity and inclination to make new Repub-
lican history that will be full of honor all sorts
and sizes of workers for the party principles
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Hon. Hugh McCuiloch on the Surplus.


Talk in New York.
do not believe oCr importation will be SO
heavy in the future, and our appropriations will
doubtless be more liberal. There is ample room
in this broad country just at this time for the
legitimate expenditure of large sums of money.
do not think that much stress should be
laid upon the subject of the accumulation of
money in the Treasury. Too much importance
is attached the cry about this gigantic surplus
of ours. In my opinion the New York Stock
Exchange is responsible for the anxiety which
the people feel on this point and which is by no
means justified by the present condition of af-
fairs. / have never the course of my expe-
rience known the price of American produce to
be low for lack of money to buy it. Our pro-
duction has frequently forced prices down. but
lack of money never The present cry for more
money comes from the SPECTATORS and should
not be needed I regard it a most unfortunate
thing chat the questions of our financial policy
cannot be divorced from party politics. There
is little to DE hoped for in the way of reform in
any direction when the issues involved
drawn strictly upon party lines. With all due
respect to Congress, do not think that body is
properly constituted to determine those aues-
tions which should be considered withou regard
to politics individual constituencies. An in
dependent commission to examine into the op-
GRAFTON of existing laws aud formulate the prod
or legislation might be productive of good re-
suits.
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: administrative questions are not involved, the
reverse rule may be practiced. But if political
effort means nything it means the carrying
out of certain principles and as between two
men, one who will do this and one who will
not the first should be chosen, although
the latter be personally faultless. AS an
illustration the speaker might have used
the late election in Indianapolis. It
was question of measures not men.
It was frequently urged during the campaign
that Mayor Denny's opponent an esti-
mable gentleman and doubtless such was the
case. He, however, represented a bad cause.
He stood as the friend and representative of
tally-sh eet forgers, balot-box suffers and the
whisky ring, and yet he received the support
of large number of respectable citizens be-
cause he was himself personally worthy. This
young men to associate themselves with a po-
litical party, the choice to be made deliber-
ately and with regard to the principles in
vo1ved.
The tendency at present is to 'independ-
ence," but the greatest results of stateman-
ship are accomplished not by individual but
by party action. as the history of this country
and others will show. The sermon was a
timely one, and is of sort to bear repetition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13

THERE is nothing funnier in politics than
the sudden 'tfuke" of the free-trade Democ-
racy. The word has gone out from the
White House that the message was mistake,
and that the tax on tobacco is to be repealed,
and only very tender reduction of the tariff
is to be made. Since the King of France
marched up the hill and then marched down
again, there has been nothing more imposing
than the burly C1eveland's attack upon the
tariff and his immediate and disorderly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13

THE Springfield Republican. after reading
Tolstofs Confession" and his Spirit of Christs
Teaching" declares that eccentric Russian to be
one of the most absolute cyclists the world has
ever seen, and says of his practical conclusion
that the best that can be done with wealth, cult
ure and great talent is to descend to the level
of british lives and work with such men in
stead of raising them up; that ito do so delib-
erately, as the end of all effort and the attain
ment of life, is cowardly abandonment of OPP
portunity, only parponable to a madman-or a
Russian" Now, what will novelist Howells
say to this attack upon his idol2
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In the London cable special to the New
York Herald we find number of such pleas
ant and suggestive paragraphs as these:
Every provincial town and local paper
states that America has turned free trader
and great is their joy; great is the reputation
of Cleveland, and blessed is his name"
ITO convert the United States is indeed q
triumph. The Golden Club will henceforth
set up special shrine for the worship of
President Cleveland and send him ali its
publications gratis. Golden founded free
trade; Cleveland saved it, Such is the
burden of the song all through England to-
day." ].
s.All sorts of theories are afloat about
America coming round to free trade. Soon
English goods will go to your ports duty free,
and Clevelands statue will be erected by the
side of Cobdeus."
And again we take occasion to remark that
a platform that is SO popular in Great Britain
will not be the best on which any man or any
party can make a canvass for the office of
President of the United States
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'LABoR" has certainly no interest in taking
the taxes from either whisky or tobacco
The Sentinel. I5id
You have not heard the latest from the
White House. The order has gone out to
retrea on the tobacco tax, and the Sentinel
and all the Democratic papers will now dis
cover the "great interest of siabor" in the
repeal of that tax. Our esteemed contem-
porary should avoid saying anything until it
hears the latest from its masters. Mr.. Cleve-
land does not care to imperil Virginia
unnecessarily. "t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13
A Compliment from MIR. Lowell


AT the close of the second days reading of tbs
authors Mr.. Lowell paid a graceful trlbute to
Mr.. james Whitcomh Riley, who had read with
great success the previous afternoon. 1t was
particularly Hattering to the Hoosier dialect
poet as the expression of a master in dialect
verse writing as we'll in higher branches Of
the poetic art Mr. Lowell said:
II want to thank the audience for its kind At.
tendance and earnest attention, without which
these readings could not have been a success I
also wish to thank Mr. Riley who has so esner-
ousiy consented to favor US again to-day with
one of his delightful poems Since yesterday a
reading have been enjoying q book of Mr.. Ri
ley's poems, and have been 80 impressed with
the tenderness and beauty of tho more serious
ones that hope he will repeat one of these now.
But whether it be one of these or something
else am sure it win be something good.
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We seem to have heard something Of
Thomas jefferson as one of the founders of
the Democratic party. An examination of
the record shows that in his last annual
message as President. delivered Nov. s, 1903,
Mr. Jefferson said:
''The probable accumulation of the sur
pluses of revenue beyond what can be applied
to the payment of the public debt whenever
the freedom and safety of our commerce shall
be restored, merits the consideration of Con-
gress. Shall it lie unproductive in the public
vaults9 Shall the revenue be reduceds Or
shall it not rather be appropriated to the inn
provement of roads, canals. rivers, education
and other great foundations of prosperity and
union under the powers which Congress may
already possess, such amendment to the
Constitution may be approved by the
States?"
The gentleman who now occupies the
White House should ponder on this, and the
next time he undertakes to play at statesman
ship it may supply him the clew for an idea
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13
GOV. GREEN DIsPLEAsED.
He Thinks the President Has Gone Too Far
In the Direction of Free Trade.


IN tho Direction of Free Trade.
Trenton Special.
Gov. Robert S. Green is another of the lead
ing Jersey Democrats who said to be not at
all satisfied with President Cleveiands message.
He doesn't care to talk very much about it. but
il is declared that he privately admits that the
President has gone TOO far in the free-trade di-
rection. The Governor while in Congress always
stood hand in hand with Samuel j. Randall and
William McAdoo on tho tariff question. He is a
moderate protectionist, and knows how fatal
even diluted free-trade policy wonld be in New
Jersey. The Governor favors the abolition of
the internal revenue tax far as possible in
order to reduce the surplus, but he is against
radical reduction of the tariff.
The Governors views are those held by nearly
every prominent Democrat in this State whom
your correspondent has seen The Democratic
organs have ransacked the State for expressions
favorable to the message but outside of few
Insignificant politicians they have not been src-
cessful in their quest. Not single Democratic
manufacturer has been induced to indorse
message, and amount of party pressure will
be able to bring them around to the free-rrade
views taken by the administration.
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THE proposition of the state-house commits

THE proposition of the State-house commits
sioners to bore for natural gas on the State
house grounds is an excellent idea, and if ju-
diciously executed may inure greatly to the
benefit of the city and State. The few wells
that have been bored in Marion county are by
no means conclusive as to the limits Of the
gas field, while within the city nothing like
an exhaustive test has been made. The gas
has already been found in many localities
where there was much less reason to suspect
its existence than there is within the city
limits, and, for all that anybody knows, the
State-house grounds may be underlaid by
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13

THE drummer" who makes his complaint in
= another column has, without doubt, a ground
for his grievance, but he is little too sweeping
in his condemnation of papers sail over the
country" Drummers, like every other class
of bright, wide awake, intelligent men, orig
mate many good stories which go the rounds for
the public to enjoy, but the ster eotyped fling
and slur to which he refers have gone the way
of the mother-in-law joke, and only slip into the
reputable newspaper when the responsible edi-
tor is off duty. In indianapolis, where so many
travelling statesmen find their homes, the name
drummer" is synonymous with responsibility,
and they are recognized and valued as most de-
sirable residents and public spirited citizens.
Indianapolis, indeed has decided partiality for
drummers, and will gladly receive more of them
into her midst
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13

THE report of the Interstate commerce
Commission cites as striking proof of the
recklessness of railroad management that 1OS
roads, representing a mileage of II, 066, are
now in the hands of receivers, who man
age them under the direction of courts. These
receivership roads are largely wildcat con-
Germs and represent the speculative era of
railroad building. That era. though meas
urably past, is liable to be revived by crcum-
stances and past experience suggests the
wisdom of guarding against it, as far as pos
sible, by preventive legislation. On this
point the commissioners say: $50 serious has
been the evil of bringing worthless schemes
into existence and making them the basis for
appropriation of public moneys. for
the issue of worthless evidences of debt. that
a number of States have so amended their
constitutions as to take from the Legislature
the power either to lend the credit of the
State in aid of corporations proposing to con-
struct railroads, to authorize municipal
bodies to render aid, either money credit.
State legislation has at the same time been
in the direction of making compulsory the
actual payment of bona fide capital before
a corporation shall be at liberty to test the
credulty OF the public by an issue of negotia-
BILE securities" There are several railroad
enterprises now soliciting township subscrip-
lions in this State We have no information
as to the character or probable outcome of
these schemes, but past experience would
suggest at least a reasonable degree of caution
in dealing with them. tits much easier for
township or other municipality to vote a sub
scription than it is to pay it, and, while they
may get their moneys worth, they may be
sadly disappointed. There is class of sharp
ers who make a business of projecting new
lines of railroad, getting rights of way and
local subscriptions for no other purpose than
to speculate upon, and as rule they have no
scruples about sacrificing local interests
These gentlemen will bear watching.
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median's recital the glacial dignity of Mr. Low
ell melted somewhat, and he put his hand to his
face and quietly beamed several ripples Of en-
joyment from his half closed eyes. Mr.. Riley's
power to create fun was not gagged when his
name placed the programme. or else
these distinguished literati would have been
prepared and not taken front seats the
stage. Major Pond, who is somewhat of q
prophet. remarked carelessly before the authors
met that Riley would take the bean" easily.
1t the bean meant to create the most amuse-
ment and delight audience as it had ever
been before, he certainly deserved that richest
and rarest OF Boston dishes HIS person alton
of the educator was q 3 decided hit also.